2GD for gaming president

YES

WE CAN

plus plus

RE: QUAKE what do you plan on doing. i mean, "something" is quite vague.

can't comment yet because nothing is planned yet. but we'll do something for sure :P

not good enough.

"nothing is planned" and "do something for sure" is somewhat contradictory. just out of curiosity what do you have planned?

How is it contradictory? They will do something, but did not yet plan any concrete specifics. Seems pretty straightforward to me.

Leave my anus alone.

Without further ado, let's here it from the men themselves

**HEAR**

I corrected a native English speaker, that means I'm gonna get plussed.

hahahahah damnit D:

Native speakers always have problems with homophones. Fact of life.

We don't halves problems with homophobes. What are you on about?

Either you are trolling or you cannot read. Let us hope for the former.

How obvious is that he's trolling...?

<3

Either you are trolling or you cannot read. Let us hope for the former.

Come on man, when it's that obvious it doesn't even count as trolling, just a joke :))

He said homophones.

Close enough.

gratz to 2gd and wheat
good news for quake aswell :)

*cough* inline image = 180x120 *cough*

seems that logo was only on twitter, and I can't find a bigger/finer one from twitch.tv

bah... found somewhere else

cant wait for the tdm finals @ dreamarena btw

What does this mean for Quake in the long run? Nothing is finalized at this point, however I can assure you that with the combined powers of djWHEAT, 2GD, and FishStix, anything is possible. We fully plan on doing something with Quake in the near future.

Q U A K E
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CTF Tourney! :-) cmon 2gd!

gl

[together] "anything is possible"

That's so Sarkozyish

thanks for making my posts better, as usual :]

http://www.zombo.com/

2gd and wheat for great justice, now get joe on board.

Awesome.

great stuff guys

doesnt take long to see that this wheat guy has an inteligence barely that of an average american. about the games he cast, he knows as much as a two week noob would. its true he brings lots of excitement to the games for people who believe shouting obvious stuff really loud=excitement. he is persistent tho. maybe it would be wiser to put his position to 2gd and make him some kind of audience animator for live shows, get him a mascot costume like in the nba. i hope youre reading this djwheat, because youre a fucking idiot : D

dude you're so classy, edgy, AND cool :D

hey thanks man, you still suck as a caster tho. your insight in to the game is noobishly basic like that of wheat... go watch some lvlup casting and see what quake is about.

I wish there was a neg rep. DJWHEAT will be the eSPORTS manager. JERK! =)

I wish that he'd learn more, since he does have a voice for casting. He's just not any good with content.

who is?

wheat

He's one of the top casters in SC2 - for a reason

His game knowledge is a little low but he has charisma, energy, very good sense of humour, very professional, adapts well to co-hosts, a huge passion for starcraft, witty, quick, deadpan, a hunger to learn more and be better at the game.. you name it, he's a damn good caster who's worked hard to earn that title in an extremely competitive casting stage (there are dozens of SC2 casters, and hundreds of wannabe's)

I am very picky about casters - its hard to fault the guy really. He's casting in MLG this weekend along with Day9, Tasteless and Artosis - to 100,000 viewers. Not bad really.

Typical Live on Three discussion:

DjWheat: "You're killing e-sports slasher"
Slasher: "No, you're killing esports sirscoots"
Scoots: "Nu uh, wheat is killing esports"
Wheat: "Let's hold each others cocks while we discuss the same three subjects we do every week, MLG, SC2, and the prophetical killing of esports."

The audience, 100% TL regulars(lmao) gobble that shit up like cake.

2gd needs to start his own podcast.

this is so incorrect it fucking hurts. MOBA, RTS, FPS, and fighting game fans tune into Lo3 - they talk about all 4 in basically every episode.

Do not agree

who is "we"? who is leading twichtv? esport manager, is this a fulltime job or some hours? whos paying? djWHEAT said many times he doesnt like quake anymore. what is the plan with twichy, more sc2?

TwitchTV is the world’s largest video game broadcasting and chat community.
since when?

this is a announcement to something invisible.

twitch.tv is part of justin.tv, isnt it? and when did wheat ever say that he does not like quake anymore? i think he lost faith in quake as an esport game but i never heard him say something like that

Is it not that he has fallen out with the asshole Quake community for some reason or another? I'm pretty sure I asked the same question somewhat recently after a similar comment being made, but I never really got an answer.

i have, on a podcast (it was a news item on the front page on this site a while back). I'll try to find it for ya.

wtb miniwheat + rapha showmatch

Nice!

GL guys :)

I believe in 2GD and that he will do what he can for quake.. happy for him aswell for making a career out of it congrats man.

Now you can buy some bottles of whiskey

It appears 2GD filmed his intro from the set of the 1998 movie Dark City.

Nothing wrong with that. Great flick.

holy shit good call! He even has those hypnotic eyes ;0

UK and USA, two major English-speaking countries. And these two videos show how enormously they differ in terms of mentality, sense of humour etc. It's always the easiest explanation, why I like Brits more :) I know, harmful generalisation, don't take it too serious! Still, somehow true :]

Agreed. I live in Florida and only really listen to the BBC; love that sardonic British humour too, refreshing, sarcastic and free of self-righteousness.

Agree.100%. No offense to Wheat, I'm sure he's an awesome person and appears to have a great head on his shoulders. However, I can't stand him as a caster.

In the past I muted casters, or deliberately ignored loading the separate casts when I specced via gtv, because the casters irked the piss out of me.

Warwitch I liked...after him, no other caster actually held my attention until Tosspot, later 2GD. Nothing to do with their skill as gamers/looks/etc...rather, their humor and voice.

At least 2GD hasn't fully abandoned this community the way Wheat and Carmac have...for their own personal gains. I honestly don't fault them for it really, but it's a bit disheartening.

2gd is the man!

What does this mean for Quake in the long run? buy QL licesense from ID, develop QL into what it should've been .. \o/

I hope 2GD shares some of his girlfriends... not that they would want anyone else :(

I'm sorry, I just can't quite understand what the point is.
Someone please explain wtf is the difference between this and the 3 other similar services I can think of right now.

Oh wait.
wheat

#care.

the question shouldnt' be what does this mean for quake, but what does this mean for sc2.

As the new eSports manager for TwitchTV, Mr. Graham will be responsible for managing relationships and business development with the world’s leading eSports personalities, leagues, tournaments and other organizations.

and

In his new role, James will be leading up TwitchTV’s new European branch based in Stockholm, Sweden. Harding’s invaluable experience in product design, team management, marketing, event organization and unique influential celebrity profile is a welcomed addition to the TwitchTV family.

So, for SC2, it means more coordination, and more publicity.

celebrity profile


LOL

you disagree?

you agree?

celebrity = instant recognition walking down the street

2gd = just another guy walking down the street

Then I guess he qualifies, since he got spotted 3 times when we were in downtown Stockholm by random ppl on the streets.

be invited to the oscars in no time.....

if you think he is a celebrity, then you are a dildo.

You said it, not me.

celebrity = instant recognition walking down the street

if want to quantify it then in the world of celeb stats i don't think 3 times will get him on the red carpet

" 2gd = just another guy walking down the street "

still applies

he should make a sex-tape then

[+]

with trito
you hear fox returning home in the background as 2bd climbs out a window

celebrity = instant recognition walking down the street, more than 3 times

There, I fixed it for you. If it happens a 4th time I will let you know so you can update it again :D

I'm pretty sure your definition of celebrity is corrupt. He is a celebrity in the e-sports scene because the vast majority of people who have ANYTHING to do with e-sports will know who he is. Not every celebrity in the world will appear in 'Heat' Magazine or 'Hello' magazine.

w/e you say fanboy

:)

Not in mainstream media = not a celebrity.

context...
its obvious that they never meant that kind of celebrity, what a pointless discussion

I wasn't intending on discussing it.

well i just see what you wrote, not what you intended not to do

Wow these intros really highlight the differences in their personalities.
2GD: Unscripted but funny, slightly swaggering (Dudley Moore?) delivery in his own words but still direct with a touch of self-deprecation. Makes other gamers comfortable because, well he was a serious gamer.
Wheat: Goes right into his comfort zone using his casting voice; still thinks that saying "bitches" somehow breaks the ice, pulls out the first cliche "cat out of the bag" and then continues speaking in the style of a generic college radio dj, imho.

So I guess 2GD, 100% real...Wheat, all filler. Off mic and behind the scenes, however, both guys probably know how to get things done.

You really can't have followed wheat's work much at all, if that is your analysis.

So I guess you, 100% clueless :)

Me, I'm a big fan of both, having met both in person, casted with both, and just watched their work for years and year.

Awesome to see them hand in hand with twitch.tv!!!

GL nerds!

this thread is a meaningless leaning mess

Am i seeing things, or did you someone just reference Bone Awl on ESR? o.O

MORE LIKE BONE LAWL AMIRITE

\m/

Good news.

Put the whiskey down.

Why is that PROUD emphasized

...some kind of a tribute to cypher?

djWHEAT will always be the voice of Quake 3. 2GD is a try-hard british faggot.

iTG Lun > djwheat

anyway be happy that 2gd is putting so much effort into quake without him there would be less stream action

Are any matches casted by Lun somewhere online? Or was it audio-only shoutcasting which you listened to while watching GTV?

Did someone integrate stream+match for some matches? I remember that this used to be done for duel matches.

there are no matches casted by him online and there won't be any as he died some years ago in an accident (R.I.P.)

Yeah, I know that.
I just thought that someone might have integrated the audio stream with the GTV demo for some important matches back then.

dunno but pretty sure you won't find anything

Might find something on gtv http://www.gamestv.org/downloads/51-quake-3/

Didn't he die on a motorbike accident or we are talking about different persons

ye that's him you're on the right person

Trillian best

ok... i'll wait for actual content

this! before patting ourselves on the back

'Without further ado...'
sounds suspiciously familiar

What is up bitches

Stopped watching at this point.

well its his lo3 trademark opening, whats the problem? dont think he will open a big event broadcast like that. actually thats kind of the best thing about wheat he can be a regular fun having gamer and one of the most professional casters this industry has at the same time.

Never watched Lo3, so I didn't know that. Then again, I'm kinda glad now that I didn't. ;)

edit: Name one "regular fun having gamer" who (regularly) greets others with "what's up, bitches".

Sup, bitches?

me when i join teamspeak :D

It's his epileptic gaming trademark opening ...

never watched that, all i know is that he opens the lo3 show like this. seems like its his trademark opening for both shows then ;)

there was nothing to watch back then :) it was the shoutcast audio stream only, good old times

oh, hello Captain SRS BUSINESS!

2gd is one sexy beast!

q4 is much better than ql. do something along those lines. thanks

Q3 is much better than Q4 then. And QW is much better than Q3. Let's just keep rolling back in time for the sake of memories.

q2 >

Bomb diggidy!

Twitchtv is a big pile of crap for europeans. Right know I can't watch the esl stream for whatever reasons. Own3d.tv >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> justin crap.

i have more problems with own3d than i have with twitchtv :(
used to be different though, but lately own3d hq streams were lagging a lot while i havent had problems with any twitch 720p stream for a while

In the last 2 months we've expanded our infrastructure into Amsterdam and Europe. We soon plan to expand even further to another European datacenter, as well as double the capacity of Amsterdam. We move quick on this stuff...

"Quick"? You've done some routing magic for DreamHack Summer so everything was smooth for 3 days. Come Tuesday and justin.tv/twitch.tv is again unwatchable for months to come. You're only giving your own service bad name by coming to Europe unprepared.

GL with your new DCs of course, hope you get things working soon. Competition on the market is always a good thing. (and if you win that market fight with service quality and not just marketing, it's a win for all of us)

(to Nukm: my suspicion is that own3d is plagued by newb casters who can't set stream parameters properly, but they'd do the same thing with justin; it's the same with people saying YouTube breaks their frag movies, yet there are millions videos on YT including frag movies without grey beginning :) - PEBKAC :))

(PS. I can watch own3d with MPlayer, twitch is retarded with all those hash keys and stuff to make us use their CPU-hungry web player, which also makes it impossible to tunnel it)

Yet to have any problems with twitch.

Just because you have a problem and happen to be in Europe does not mean that twitch is shit in Europe.

Yet to have a problem-free stream on twitch.

Just because you are in Europe and happen not to have problems does not mean twitch is watchable on the whole continent. Damn Brits.

what does this mean for quake?

doubt wheat gives a fuck bout quake anymore :D


anyway, go 2gd!

2gd need to go to the AA i think :l

there are at least 10 better quake casters than wheat.

The only thing he gets right is screaming at the right times, because he has 0 knowledge about the game and he actually likes to throw shit at quake and its community every time he has a chance to do so.

come on 2gd, ditch wheat and go find Joe the killer Miller. Those were the days.

wow what's with all the wheat hate? I haven't heard the guy cast in years but from what I remember he was a great q3 caster

vedic started that hate here:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.p...rentpage=2

He's just a manic depressive. Let him be.

they are hinting doing something for the quake community, yet there is so much hate. wtf...............

*bill hicks*

You ain't from around here, are you booooy ?

There is a new party being born. 'The People Who Hate Other People Party'. People who hate other people, come together!

..No

This is great news for the quake community and in general for the esports community, congrats to both djWHEAT and Jay! The industry is definitely growing at a rapid rate thanks to sc2 and the moba games, individuals like these are helping to catalyse progress. I can't wait to see where esports is headed after all these years of stagnancy, it's reassuring that some household names and trust-worthy figures who have proved themselves over many years are going to be at the head of this growth. gogo!

tune in into the ESL IEM LoL Semis to see the 'growth' .... of lag at teh stream :)

one company? i think own3d has been supporting for a shitload longer, looking at recent "quality" @ IEM NY i can't be as excited as paid ambassadors...

why cry?

2gd is the man.

Wheat is terrible. His Quake cast was bad, his sc2 is worse. I always mute this shit. Apparently persistence is enough to become a popular caster.